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57% of Iranians insufficiently active: deputy health minister
TEHRAN — Prevalence of insufficient physical activity is about 57 percent in Iran, deputy health minister Baqer Larijani has said.
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2019-02-15 21:31
WHO to laud Iran on elimination of trachoma
TEHRAN — Concurrent with the 11th Festival of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences of Professor Mohammad Gholi Chams (The father of modern ophthalmology in Iran and the founder of Farabi eye hospital) on February 21 World Health Organization (WHO) will laud Iran on elimination of trachoma, Mehr news agency reported.
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2019-01-30 13:53
Iranian traditional medicine can expand globally: WHO
TEHRAN- the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Iran announced that Iranian traditional medicine has the potential to gain international recognition and WHO must support its globalization.
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2019-01-28 20:55
Nationwide polio vaccination for children to get underway
TEHRAN —Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) will be given to children born on March 20, 2016 or later nationwide, head of the preventable diseases department at the Ministry of Health has said.
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2019-01-06 11:47
‘Iran’s nursing population far below world average’
TEHRAN- The population of nursing personnel in Iran is one quarter of the world average, announced the deputy director of Iran’s Nursing Organization.
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2018-12-19 09:46
Iran’s health coverage index above S. Asia average: WHO
TEHRAN- According to World Health Organization (WHO) 2018 report on world health statistics, Iran’s health coverage index is 65 (out of a maximum index score of 100) which is higher than the South Asia average estimated at 53.
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2018-12-18 11:00
Vitamin D deficiency a serious nutritional problem: health official
TEHRAN — In Iran, and even globally, vitamin D deficiency is a serious nutritional problem, director of the Health Ministry’s nutrition office, Zahra Abdollahi, said on Sunday.
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2018-12-13 07:17
Limited activity harms Iranian girls’ health, wellness: official
TEHRAN- The deputy director of the Welfare Organization said the level of girls’ overall health and physical wellness has decreased by 11% over the last 15 years due to inactivity and limited space available to them.
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2018-12-13 07:13
Naloxone, a life-saving antidote to drug overdose: myths and facts
TEHRAN — According to World Health organization (WHO), Opioid overdose is treatable with naloxone, an opioid antagonist which rapidly reverses the effects of opioids.
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2018-12-12 17:08
Health minister attending PMNCH 2018 Partners’ Forum
TEHRAN — Iranian Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi has travelled to India to attend The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) Partners’ Forum which kicked off on Wednesday.
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2018-12-12 09:17
Road deaths in Iran sharply fall in 3 years: WHO
TEHRAN- Iran’s road traffic deaths fell from 32.1 per 100,000 population in 2015 to 20.5 in 2018, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2018 global status report on road safety published in December.
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2018-11-22 10:47
Air pollution leading contributor to NCDs
TEHRAN – Air pollution is the second most common cause of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which has a high correlation with heart and brain stroke, diabetes and many respiratory diseases, deputy Health Minister has said.
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2018-11-21 09:55
WHO ready to assist Iran in improving road safety measures
Representative of World Health Organization (WHO) in Iran, today at the 4th National Traffic and Safety Conference expressed readiness of WHO to expand supporting Iran in reduction of road traffic fatalities and injuries.
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2018-11-14 20:44
Iran, 2nd biggest consumer of antibiotics among 65 countries: WHO
TEHRAN - Iran’s antibiotics consumption was the second highest among 65 countries, according to World Health Organization (WHO) report on Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption published in November 2018.
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2018-11-05 09:44
WHO recognizes Iran as ‘good example’ of healthcare services
TEHRAN — The World Health Organization (WHO) director general has appreciated Iran’s efforts in primary healthcare and healthcare reform plan, recognizing Iran as a good example of carrying out proper primary healthcare projects, ISNA reported.
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2018-10-29 07:37
WHO recognizes Iran as ‘good example’ of healthcare services
TEHRAN — The World Health Organization (WHO) director general has appreciated Iran’s efforts in primary healthcare and healthcare reform plan, recognizing Iran as a good example of carrying out proper primary healthcare projects, ISNA reported.
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2018-10-18 08:40
Tuberculosis in Iran 10 times below global prevalence
TEHRAN — The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Iran is 14 cases per 100,000 population which is more than 10 times below global rate, said head of the department for prevention of leprosy and TB at the Ministry of Health.
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2018-10-10 20:18
Iran to preside at WHO’s 2020 Conference of the Parties
TEHRAN – Iran will preside at the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) of World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in 2020, deputy health minister Alireza Raeisi said, Fars reported on Wednesday.
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2018-10-09 19:53
Rabies incurs $42m on Iran each year
TEHRAN – Rabies, an infectious viral disease spread to people through animal bites, impose health economic burden amounting to 1.8 trillion rials (about $42 million) on the country annually, head of zoonotic diseases department at the Ministry of Health has said.
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2018-09-08 00:40
WHO EMRO Regional director to visit Iran
TEHRAN — Ahmed Al-Mandhari, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO), will visit Iran, the deputy health minister for international affairs has said.
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2018-08-07 10:05
Lack of public awareness about the prevalent disease of old age; Alzheimer’s
TEHRAN — Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most prevalent diseases associated with old age, but the general public have a limited knowledge of the condition, an expert with the Iran Alzheimer’s Association has said.
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2018-07-21 09:08
Iranian scientists claim to develop cure for epilepsy
TEHRAN — A team of Iranian scientists has claimed to produce an effective cure for epilepsy using three medicinal herbs, ISNA reported on Friday.
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2018-07-01 09:32
Smuggled livestock, a main source of Crimean-Congo fever in Iran: MP
TEHRAN — Smuggled livestock which enter the country from eastern borders is one of the main reasons behind Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) outbreak in Iran, MP Mohammad Javad Jamali has said.
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2018-06-18 11:10
Health official warns about increasing antibiotic-resistance in Iran
TEHRAN — The rate of antibiotic resistance has increased in Iran, a Health Ministry official warned on Sunday, saying it takes only 1 to 2 years for an antibiotic to become resistant to microbial infections in the country.
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2018-06-09 21:44
World Bank clarifies air pollution in Tehran: Health costs, sources, policies
TEHRAN — Industrialization and urbanization have worsened environmental health risks and pollution, especially in developing countries.
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2018-05-28 02:47
Deaths related to overweight, obesity more than double in Iran
TEHRAN — Deaths linked with overweight and obesity have seen a twofold increase in Iran between 1990 and 2015, Reza Malekzadeh, deputy health minister, has said.
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2018-05-24 07:28
Iran running HIV prevention programs for at-risk women, youth
TEHRAN — Iran is conducting HIV prevention programs to protect vulnerable women and at-risk youth from catching the virus, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh- Hashemi said on Tuesday.
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2018-05-18 15:36
Iran joins Intl. Agency for Research on Cancer
TEHRAN — Iran has become a new participating state in the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), sealing a long-standing relationship of collaboration between IARC and Iranian scientists.
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2018-05-16 21:54
Iran to attend World Health Assembly next week
TEHRAN — Iranian Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi will be participating in the 71st World Health Assembly on May 21–26, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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2018-04-19 08:14
No cancer tsunami in Iran: deputy health minister
TEHRAN — As per the figures and data collected in Iran on cancers, certainly cancer tsunami is not happening in Iran, Deputy Health Minister Reza Malekzadeh, a gastroenterologist, has said.
